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Global Optimism exists to catalyse and inspire action on climate change. We present a lively weekly podcast, Outrage + Optimism, featuring special guests representing some of the most exciting voices tackling the climate crisis. Our bestselling book, The Future We Choose, offers pathways to survive and thrive in a new future we can build together. Our engagements with partners aim to precipitate cutting global emissions by half in this, the most decisive decade in human history. Join us!
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Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2017
Mentions in press and media 13
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| Jul 29, 2025 | New ETC report demonstrates that wind and solar-dominant power systems are competitive, reliable, and technically and economically feasible | LONDON, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) has today published a landmark report, Power Systems Transformation: Delivering Competitive, Resilient Electricity in High-Renewable Systems. The report sets out ... |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Amazon Continues Renewable Energy Push With New Solar And Wind Projects | Amazon |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Billionaire Jeff Bezos Takes Stage At COP26 To Pledge $2 Billion Towards Nature Conservation | Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaks during an Action on Forests and Land Use event on day three of ... [+] COP26 at SECC on November 2, 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Paul Ellis - Pool/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| May 14, 2021 | What 2050 could look like if we don't do anything about climate change: Hot, a constant cough, regular mask-wearing | It's 2050. A climate change worst case scenario has come to pass. The air is polluted, making you cough. You have to check the air quality before even opening a window. When you do go outside, your eyes water and you have to wear a mas... |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Melting glaciers, rising seas: Approaching climate tipping points | There are some extraordinary ‘then and now’ photos appearing in news feeds, alarming pictures revealing the extent of glacier recession in Iceland. Photographs taken in 1989 and 2020 give a very visual demonstration of how serious our plane... |
| Feb 3, 2021 | Amazon com : commitment to America's communities and economic recovery | A snapshot of our 2020 investments, jobs created, and tax contributions in a year like no other. Over the past 26 years, Amazon has grown from a small startup to the second-largest private employer in the U.S. We've worked throughout t... |
| Jan 19, 2021 | Former UN Diplomat Christiana Figueres Joins the Impossible Foods Board of Directors | Christiana Figueres © Impossible Foods Impossible Foods has announced that Costa Rican diplomat and environmental activist Christiana Figueres, the former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNF... |
| Jan 19, 2021 | Former UN Diplomat Christiana Figueres Joins the Impossible Foods Board of Directors | Impossible Foods has announced that Costa Rican diplomat and environmental activist Christiana Figueres, the former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has been appointed to its board o... |
| Climate Crisis Weekly: The EPA rolls back greenhouse-gas-leak prevention rule | The EPA rolls back yet another climate-protecting rule — this time it’s deregulating HFCs. Here’s why every Uber/Lyft trip should be electric and pooled asap. Paris Agreement architect Christiana Figueres explains why there’s hope — and why... |
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FAQ about Global Optimism
When was Global Optimism founded?
Global Optimism was founded in 2017.
What has the press written about Global Optimism?
Parsers VC has collected 13 articles mentioning Global Optimism, among them “New ETC report demonstrates that wind and solar-dominant power systems are competitive, reliable, and technically and economically feasible” (Jul 29, 2025) and “Amazon Continues Renewable Energy Push With New Solar And Wind Projects” (Dec 2, 2021).
Is Global Optimism still active?
Yes, Global Optimism is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 4, 2025.